20 Gauge for Female

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Fabs is right about the single shot guns kicking. I started my daughter at age 8 with a Rem 20 ga 1100 and she handled it fine. I had a single shot 20 ga H&R for her first day goose hunting and it beat her up pretty bad so I cut a stock down for the 1100 to fit her and she never looked back. As stated the only way to really reduce recoil is to add weight or go with an auto to spread the recoil over a longer period of time. When teaching my female students I almost always start them with a 20 or 28 ga semi auto...usually the 28 ga to be honest. Be kind and get her a 20 ga autoloader. They also have rifled bbls for them.